- Date
- July 23, 1973
- Place
- St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Injuries
- 38 fatal, 6 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4215Fairchild FH227B
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1973
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79864
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0041 73/7/23 ST.LOUIS,MO FAIRCHILD FH227B CR- 1 2 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1643 N4215 PX- 37 4 0 37, 9170 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 4382 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT-ST.LOUIS OPERATOR - OZARK AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NASHVILLE,TENN ST.LOUIS,MO MARION,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: OTHER PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): OTHER WEATHER - SQUALL LINE WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - LIGHTNING STRIKE WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 300 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 29 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CONTD ILS APCH INTO TSTM.LACK OF TIMELY ISSUANCE OF SVR WX WRNG.TRML AREA WX IMPROPERLY ASSESSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4215
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH227B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lambert-St.Louis
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